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Spain Crowned 2026 World Cup Champions: ‘La Roja’ Outshines Argentina in Dramatic Final to Crush Messi’s Dream

By Maksuda Lisa (Dhaka Bureau) Amidst a dazzling opening ceremony filled with music and lights, and before a star-studded gallery of world leaders and celebrities, Spain wrote a new chapter in football history at the epic finale of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Displaying absolute dominance and tactical brilliance, ‘La Roja’ defeated Argentina 1–0 in…
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Journalists Call for Labor Rights and Technological Integration Amid Artificial Intelligence and Economic Uncertainty

An exchange meeting was held between DRU and the Chief Reporters of national dailies By Sheikh Arif (Dhaka Bureau) In a rapidly evolving global media landscape, Chief Reporters from Bangladesh’s leading news outlets have called for enhanced professional standards, comprehensive social security, and the development of a tech-savvy workforce proficient in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and…
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Real Democracy: Learning to Govern Ourselves

Modern democracy faces a growing contradiction. At the very moment societies have become more interconnected and more complex, political life has become increasingly centered on individual personalities. Elections often revolve less around institutions, long-term goals, or collective problem-solving than around the appeal—or rejection—of particular leaders. Donald Trump’s presidency is perhaps the clearest recent example of…
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Indo-Pacific, the Ocean Where the Twenty-First Century Is Being Written

China, United States, India, Russia, UE, ASEAN, chips, energy, and routes on the true chessboard of power “There are maps that do not need to shout. It is enough to look at them carefully to understand where history is moving.” The Indo-Pacific has ceased to be an elegant diplomatic expression for seminars with coffee and…
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NATO Essentially Committed Itself To A Forever War With Russia During The Ankara Summit

Its members’ pledge of €140 billion divided between the rest of this year and the next disincentivizes Russia to cease hostilities even once it obtains full control of Donbass since it now knows for certain that NATO will exploit the lull in fighting to rearm Ukraine before Kiev resumes hostilities. The Ankara Declaration that followed the latest…
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Working With All One’s Strength for Peace — Giving Shape to the German Constitution’s Commandment of Peace.

The German Basic Constitution was adopted in 1949, still under the immediate shadow of World War II, which Germany had started. It contains provisions that criminalize military activities originating from Germany with the intent to aggress. Yet, to this day, the German Constitution ultimately lacks concrete provisions that could prevent Germany’s involvement in a spiral…
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EcoWaste Coalition Finds Toxic Mercury in Papaya-Infused Skin Lightening Product from Pakistan

Discovery of Bio Gold Papaya Whitening Beauty Cream with Honey Brings Total of Mercury-Laced Pakistan-Made Cosmetics to 44 19 July 2026, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition has uncovered yet another Pakistani skin-lightening product—the 44th so far—with mercury concentrations hitting almost 15,000 ppm. The toxics watchdog group bought the unauthorized Bio Gold Papaya Whitening Beauty Cream with…
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The Cost of Geopolitical Conflict: Bangladesh’s Border Fence and Endangered Human Security Along the Myanmar Frontier

By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) The spillover effects of Myanmar’s internal armed conflict have increasingly breached the borders of neighboring Bangladesh. Driven by escalating instability following major territorial shifts in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the Government of Bangladesh is preparing to construct its first-ever barbed-wire fence along the frontier. The project will cover 108 kilometers…
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Ethics as the Architecture of Power: China Proposes a New Global Governance Framework for Artificial Intelligence

The new Action Plan on International AI Ethical Governance, unveiled in Shanghai during the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, extends far beyond the technological sphere. It constitutes a proposal to define who will establish the rules governing the development of artificial intelligence over the coming decades and reflects a distinct conception of the international order,…
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A Historic Dawn in Bangladesh Women’s Hockey: Golden Triumph in Muscat

By Maksuda Lisa (Dhaka Bureau) In a monumental leap forward for women’s sports in South Asia, Bangladesh’s Under-21 national women’s hockey team has scripted history by clinching their maiden international title at the Women’s Junior AHF Cup 2026. Defeating a formidable Kazakhstan side 2-0 in the grand finale held in Muscat, Oman, the young Bangladeshi…